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Bruzual Municipality

Coordinates: 10°09′11″N 68°51′37″W / 10.1531°N 68.8603°W / 10.1531; -68.8603
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Bruzual Municipality
Municipio Bruzual
Flag of Bruzual Municipality
Official seal of Bruzual Municipality
Location in Yaracuy
Location in Yaracuy
Map showing the location of Bruzual Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Bruzual Municipality within Venezuela
Bruzual Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°09′11″N 68°51′37″W / 10.1531°N 68.8603°W / 10.1531; -68.8603
Country Venezuela
StateYaracuy
Municipal seatChivacoa
Area
 • Total370.4 km2 (143.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total69,732
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)

Bruzual is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The municipality is located in southwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 417 km ² with a population of 69,732 inhabitants in 2011.[1] The capital lies at Chivacoa. It is named after Venezuela's independence hero Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual.

The main agricultural irrigation system in the Bruzual Municipality is the Yaracuy River where the Cumaripa Dam aids the growing of sugar cane crops and maize and smaller scale farming of oranges and yams.

Among its main tourist attractions is the Maria Lionza Natural Monument in the mountains of Sorte. Bruzual has a community radio station FM 97.7 Jirah.

References

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  1. ^ "Statoids". Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2012-06-23.